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{{For|the deity|Vācaspati}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox ragam
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| arohanam = {{svaraC|S|R2|G3|M2|P|D2|N2|S'}}
| avarohanam = {{svaraC|S'|N2|D2|P|M2|G3|R2|S}}
| jeeva =
| chhaya =
| nyasa =
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| equivalent = [[Acoustic scale]]
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{{Carnatic}}
'''Vachaspati''' (pronounced Vāchaspati, meaning ''Lord of speech'') is a [[rāga]]m in [[Carnatic music]] (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 64th ''[[melakarta]]'' rāgam in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system. It is known as '''Bhushāvati''' according to the [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]] school.<ref name="raganidhi">''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras</ref><ref name="ragas">''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications</ref> It was borrowed into Hindustani music, like many other Carnatic rāgams.<ref name="raganidhi" /><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/carnatic-music-a-complete-system/article28570758.ece | title=Carnatic music – a complete system | newspaper=The Hindu | date=12 April 2002 | first1=Chitravina N. | last1=Ravikiran | first2=Sharada | last2=Ramanathan | access-date=27 July 2020}}</ref>

== Structure and Lakshana ==
[[File:Vachaspati scale.svg|thumb|right|300px|''Vachaspati'' scale with ''shadjam'' at C]]

It is the 4th rāgam in the 11th ''chakra Rudra''. The mnemonic name is ''Rudra-Bhu''. The mnemonic phrase is ''sa ri gu mi pa dhi ni''.<ref name="ragas" /> Its ''{{IAST|ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa}}'' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see [[Swara#Swaras in Carnatic music|''swaras'' in Carnatic music]] for details on below notation and terms):
*[[Arohana|{{IAST|ārohaṇa}}]]: {{svaraC|S|R2|G3|M2|P|D2|N2|S'|foot=yes}}
*[[Avarohana|{{IAST|avarohaṇa}}]]: {{svaraC|S'|N2|D2|P|M2|G3|R2|S|foot=yes}}

This scales uses the notes ''chathusruthi rishabham, antara gandharam, prati madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham'' and ''kaisiki nishadham''. It is a [[sampoorna raga|''sampoorna'' rāgam]] - a rāgam that has all seven ''[[swara]]s'' (notes). It is the ''prati madhyamam'' equivalent of ''[[Harikambhoji]]'', which is the 28th ''melakarta'' scale.

== ''Janya'' rāgams ==
It has many ''[[janya]]'' rāgams (derived scales) associated with it, out of which ''Bhooshavali'' and ''Saraswathi'' are popular. See [[List of Janya Ragas#Vachaspati|List of ''janya'' rāgams]] for all scales associated with ''Vachaspati''.

== Popular compositions ==
''Vachaspati'' is close to ''[[Kalyani (rāga)|Kalyani]]'' (which is 65th ''melakarta'') and differs only in the ''nishādham''. Still, this rāgam does not have many compositions. At the same time many composers have used this rāgam for composing 1 song each.

Popular compositions in this rāgam are
*''Pahi Jaga janani'' by [[Swathi thirunal]]
*''Kantajoodumi'' by [[Thyagaraja]]
*''Paraatparaa'' by [[Papanasam Sivan]]
*''Sahasrakara mandithe'' by [[Muthiah Bhagavatar]]
*''Ennaadu ni kripa'' by [[Patnam Subramania Iyer]].
*''Râjarâjeswari'' - pada varnam by [[Kalyani Varadarajan]]

== Film Songs ==
===Language:[[Tamil language|Tamil]]===
{|class="wikitable"
!Song
!Movie
!Composer
!Singer
|-
|Nikkattumaa Pogattuma
|[[Periya Veetu Pannakkaran]]
|[[Illayaraja]]
|[[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[K.S. Chitra]]
|}

===Janya Ragam: Saraswathi===
{|class="wikitable"
!Song
!Movie
!Composer
!Singer
|-
|Aahaa Ivar Yaaradi
|[[Mohini (1948 film)|Mohini]]
|[[C. R. Subburaman]]
|[[P. Leela]],K. V. Janaki
|-
|Sri Saraswathi Dhevimatha
(Ragamalika:Saraswathi,Sriranjani,Lalitha)
|[[Rani Lalithangi]]
|[[G. Ramanathan]]
|[[P. Leela]],D. B. Ramachandra
|-
|Veena Vani
|Ponmegalai
|[[Illayaraja]]
|[[Kalpana Raghavendar|Kalpana]],VV Prasanna
|-
|Malargaley(Interludes only)
|[[Love Birds (1996 film)|Love Birds]]
|rowspan=2|[[A. R. Rahman]]
|[[K. S. Chithra]], [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]]
|-
|Kanava Illai Kaatra(In charanam)
|[[Ratchagan]]
|[[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]]
|-
|Medhu Medhuvai
|[[Jai (2004 Tamil film)|Jai]]
|[[Mani Sharma]]
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra]]
|}

== Related rāgams ==
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.

''Vachaspati's'' notes when shifted using ''[[Graha bhedam]]'', yields 3 other major ''melakarta'' rāgams, namely, ''[[Charukesi]]'', ''[[Gourimanohari]]'' and ''[[Natakapriya]]''. ''Graha bhedam'' is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the Shadjam to the next note in the rāgam. For further details and an illustration refer ''[[Graha bhedam#Vachaspati|Graha bhedam of Vachaspati]]''.

Vachaspati corresponds to the [[Acoustic scale]] in Western music.

==Notes==
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==References==
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{{Melakarta ragas|state=collapsed}}
{{Janya|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Melakarta ragas]]

Vachaspati (raga) - Revision history

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